PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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armed rebelion
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affirmative action
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nonviolent resistance
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reverse discrimination
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Detailed explanation-1: -While others were advocating for freedom by “any means necessary, ” including violence, Martin Luther King, Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly-impossible goals.
Detailed explanation-2: -In Alabama, the organization had two major operations: “Project Alabama” and “Project Confrontation.” Project Alabama, the brainchild of James Bevel, consisted of a series of demonstrations, sit-ins, and boycotts in targeted cities (Birmingham, Anniston, Montgomery, and Selma).
Detailed explanation-3: -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was best known for mobilizing large, nonviolent protests in places like Birmingham and Selma, aimed at moving the national conscience and pushing the federal government to support civil rights initiatives. Rev.
Detailed explanation-4: -His adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.